“Thanks Be to Cod” trumpets the front door of Eamonn’s, a “Dublin chipper” on King Street in Old Town Alexandria. It’s both a play on words and recognition of one of the most important foods in history, but I’m betting Cod would thank chef Cathal Armstrong and his team for serving what’s probably the freshest and best tasting iteration of fish ‘n’ chips this side of Mizen Head.

Eamonn’s, named after Cathal and wife Michelle’s son, is a traditional chipper in that you order at the counter, grab a seat (if you’re lucky, the restaurant has only 20), and wait for your name to be called. The place also puts on Eires by offering strictly Irish candies, “crisps,” and beverages at the counter. No word on whether they accept the Euro, but I bet they’d take an old Queen Maedhbh pound.